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We reserve the right to amend these Terms at any time. You are deemed to be aware of and bound by the amendments to the Terms
upon publication on the Site. You should review these Terms and Conditions periodically.

GeoTrips Information

The information available on or through this website is intended to provide general educational information to the public.
It is a compilation of information that has been provided voluntarily by a large number of people.
All reasonable measures have been taken to ensure the information is true and accurate to the best of GNS Science's knowledge.
However neither GNS Science, nor any of the contributors, guarantee the accuracy of the information provided on the website and
we accept no responsibility for losses or injury to any individual resulting from its use.

GNS Science and the GeoTrip Contributors

may change, delete, add to, or otherwise amend information contained on this website without notice; and

are not responsible for the content of other websites linked to or referenced from this website.
We neither endorse the information, content, presentation, or accuracy of such other websites,
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Health and Safety

The health and safety information on this web site is based on the subjective opinion of the authors and must be regarded as suggestive only.
It can NEVER replace your own judgement. Geological fieldwork inevitably involves some level of risk, which can vary according to the
characteristics of the location, the environmental conditions, the activities chosen, the abilities of the people involved and the
equipment carried. Moreover, the hazards at a given location may change following publication of a GeoTrip.

Leading Field Trips

If you are the leader of a field trip, you should always inspect sites beforehand and develop your own specific safety / risk management plan
taking into account all hazards that can be reasonably predicted. This should take into account your observations and judgements of the
potential environmental conditions, your personal experience of leading field trips, the capabilities of the participants in your charge
and available expert advice including weather, tide or snow conditions and any other pertinent information.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright of the information provided on individual GeoTrips is owned by the originating author of that GeoTrip.
Copyright of all other generic information on the site is owned by GNS Science. It is offered under the
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Share - copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format

Adapt - remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.

The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms

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You may browse and access information contained within this website without providing any personal information.

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